Just went through a nightmare on FIB, I think I'm done.
Was going to meet up with a regular friend for Lunch in Midtown, but she ended up not showing on me, so I decided to take a drive over to FIB. I'm normally pretty careful, but today I did a number of things I shouldn't have and got taken advantage. I did a loop of the place and didn't see anything really out, pulled up to the McDonald's to order a drink and their drink machine is busted, so Decided to pull around. As I glance over my should I see a Girl I have seen before by the hotel right next to the McDonald's. So I loop around and try to get her attention. This Black guy comes up on my car and opens my door before I could even think and gets in. Mistake 1: My doors weren't locked. He's like what are you looking for. Which girl. I am feeling very unconfortable and ask him to get out, but he says I can get you that girl up there you were looking at. I'm like just get out of my car. So dude gets out. About 3 seconds later I realized he had just snaked my Iphone 6 Plus. I get out immediately and go up to him and ask about phone. He plays dumb. He makes a special of going to look for it. Then he trys to sneak picking my phone up from the grass where he tossed it. He dropped the pretense then and asked for 150 for to get the phone back. I only had 50 on me as it was. Mistake 2: I told him how much I had on me and showed it. He then ripped it out of my hands and tried to jump in a car. I held the door from closing and he turned around punched me square in the left temple / eye. Then took off.
At this point I'm down 50, standing there all shaky with blood going down the side of my face. I didn't know what to do. So I went into the bathroom and got myself cleaned up. And I was in the lobby of the hotel and had no idea what to do next. My whole life is on that Cell. Mistake 3: Not using a hobby phone. Luckily it was locked, and part of the icloud system. I had the IMEID, the serial number and the find my iphone turned on. So I grabbed my laptop and grabbed onto the Wifi and Told my Iphone to emit a loud burst when it got turned on again.
I was still in shock when an Officer came into the hotel for another reason. I decided to talk to her. The long and short of it I said I was doing something at McDonalds and he jumped in. Turns out they pulled the footage from the video and saw everything. She asked me if I wanted to ammend the statement and why I was actually there. I had to thread the needle as they say, just enough truth, but not everything. She knew what was up and said I was definitely the victim here. So I went ahead and filed the report. I am still up in the air about whether it was wise or not to do so, but I felt like this ass needed to spend some quality time in jail over hitting me, not to mention the phone.
So as the cops are doing there thing, I was approached by another guy in the lobby. Says he can get my phone back for 100. I'm torn on what to do, but decide to say yes, as I really didn't want to go spend 700+ on a new Iphone. I said yes, and about 30 minutes later the phone is back in my hands.
So my trip to get some quick cheep, turned into a nightmare with a cut on my temple, possible black eye, and cost my about 150 total. The cops know who the guy is and caught the whole thing on video, so battery charge on him if they pick him up. And he is known for doing this very thing. Guys street name is swerve or curve something like that. So beware.
And the cutie that caught my eye? Yea, she was out walking as I was leaving. Salt to the wound.